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bound

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of bound

1 a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go
  • You can buy as much as you want, within the bounds of reason.
Synonyms of bound

boundary, cap, ceiling, confines, end, extent, limit, limitation, line, termination
Words Related to bound

extremity, fag end, terminus

border, brim, edge, margin, rim, verge

outside

bar, barrier, fence, hedge, restraint, stop, wall
2 the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something
  • colored outside the bounds of the drawing
Synonyms of bound

border, borderline, boundary, brim, circumference, compass, confines, edge, edging, end, frame, fringe, hem, margin, perimeter, periphery, rim, skirt, skirting, verge
Words Related to bound

ambit

brink, crest, curb, cusp, lip

ceiling, maximum

demarcation, extent, limitation, measure, mere, restriction, termination

borderland, frontier, march, outskirts, pale, selvage

lap

shore
Near Antonyms of bound

center, core, heart

inner, inside, interior, middle, within
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bound

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of bound

an act of leaping into the air
  • The kangaroo took one giant bound and was gone.
Synonyms of bound

hop, jump, leap, spring, vault
Words Related to bound

bounce, lope, skip

caper, gambol

attack, pounce

dive, pitch, plunge
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bound

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of bound

1 to mark the limits of
  • The country is bounded by water on two sides.
Synonyms of bound

circumscribe, define, delimit, demarcate, demark, limit, mark (off), terminate
Words Related to bound

control, determine, govern

delineate, describe
2 to serve as a border for
  • Being bounded on all sides by the Alps has helped Switzerland maintain its neutrality.
Synonyms of bound

border, edge, frame, fringe, margin, rim, skirt
Words Related to bound

hem, trim

circumscribe, define, delineate, demarcate, outline, silhouette, sketch, trace

circle, compass, encircle, enclose (also inclose), environ, girdle, girth, loop, ring, round, surround, wall

check, confine, control, curb, limit, restrain, restrict
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bound

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of bound

1 to move with a light springing step
  • The child giggled and bounded off to play with her friends.
Synonyms of bound

bounce, hop, lope, skip, trip
Words Related to bound

caper, frisk, gambol, romp

skim, skitter

jump, leap, vault
Near Antonyms of bound

lumber, plod, trudge
2 to propel oneself upward or forward into the air
  • A rabbit bounded down the garden path.
Synonyms of bound

hop, jump, leap, spring, vault
Words Related to bound

bounce, hurdle, leapfrog, lope, skip

buck

caper, capriole, cavort, frolic, gambol, romp

attack, pounce

shoot, skyrocket

bound

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of bound

fully committed to achieving a goal
  • I am bound and determined to write a novel before I turn 30.
Synonyms of bound

bent (on or upon), decisive, determined, do-or-die, firm, hell-bent (on or upon), intent, out, purposeful, resolute, resolved, set, single-minded
Words Related to bound

bitter, vehement

certain, cocksure, confident, positive, sure

earnest, serious

steady, unfaltering, unhesitating, unswerving, unwavering

adamant, adamantine, dogged, hard, hardened, hardheaded, headstrong, immovable, implacable, inflexible, mulish, obdurate, persistent, pertinacious, perverse, pigheaded, rigid, self-willed, stubborn, tenacious, unbending, uncompromising, unrelenting, unyielding, willful (or wilful)
Phrases Synonymous with bound

on one's mettle
Near Antonyms of bound

distrustful, doubtful, dubious, mistrustful, skeptical, suspicious, uncertain, unconvinced, undecided, unsettled, unsure

disinclined, indisposed, loath (also loth), reluctant
Antonyms of bound

faltering, hesitant, indecisive, irresolute, undetermined, unresolved, vacillating, wavering, weak-kneed

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